At the time of his death, Taylor Hawkins was worth an estimated $40 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. His fortune came from an amalgamation of touring with the Foo Fighters for 25 years, in addition to royalties and other income from the eight albums he worked on with the band since joining in 1997.
Hawkins became the band’s drummer shortly after they finished recording “The Colour and the Shape” (via BBC News), with his first official outing being the 1999 album “There Is Nothing Left To Lose” which saw the band become a trio for a short while. By the time they started recording their next album “One By One,” guitarist Chris Shifflett had joined the band and the Foo Fighters line-up that fans know today started to fully take shape.
In his solo career, the drummer released three albums with Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders with their last record Get The Money releasing in 2019. He also released a record with The Birds of Satan — a side project formed by Hawkins with his bandmates from Chevy Metal, per Rolling Stone.
